WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) spoke with Glen Koehler, an associate scientist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about the recent rise in sightings of the brown marmorated stink bug in people’s homes. The stink bug is an invasive species which was introduced into North America in the 1990s and can now be found […]
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The Republican Journal reported the opening of the Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography exhibits at the Hutchinson Center. “The Allure of the Lighthouse: The Postcard View” and “A Way of Life: The Fishing Families of Stonington” will be on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery from Oct. 17 to Jan. 19. The […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Morning Sentinel article about the Friends Advocating for Vassalboro’s Older Residents committee (FAVOR) working to put together a community build to help people insulate their windows. The group met with Laura Seaton, director of community builds for the nonprofit WindowDressers, to discuss the possibility of organizing an […]
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The Free Press reported the annual Great Maine Apple Day will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 15 (rain or shine) at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s Common Ground Education Center in Unity. The event is sponsored by MOFGA, Fedco and University of Maine Cooperative Extension, according to the article. Featured […]
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Rick Wahle, a research professor in the University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences, and Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at UMaine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Maine lobster catch on track to hit lowest value this decade.” Due to an unfavorable combination of a dwindling catch and […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported K–12 students in Maine and around the country will be able to connect to a University of Maine graduate student during an expedition to Antarctica as part of the UMaine Cooperative Extension 4-H’s Follow a Researcher® program. The program, now in its fourth year, is designed to give students a glimpse […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported University of Maine climate scientist Alice Kelley will speak at the College of the Atlantic’s Human Ecology Forum at 4:10 p.m. Oct. 17 in Bar Harbor. Kelley will explore the race to save Maine’s shell middens — piles of clam and oyster shells, archaeological artifacts and animal bones left by coastal […]
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Portland Press Herald, Maine Public, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5), WGME (Channel 13 in Portland), Mainebiz, WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle), WVII (Channel 7) and The Associated Press reported the University of Maine System is eliminating out-of-pocket tuition and fees at four of its campuses next fall for any first-year Maine student who […]
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H in Waldo County will hold a live 4-H auction and bake sale at 1 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Freedom Grange in Freedom. All proceeds support Waldo County 4-H scholarships and programs. Numerous Waldo County businesses and individuals have donated to make the auction […]
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A recent study led by Nishad Jayasundara, an assistant professor of marine physiology at the University of Maine, was cited in the Massive article, “We know terrifyingly little about how our bodies react to pollutants, but that’s changing.” The international research team focused on the mummichog, a common fish that primarily lives in estuaries, marshes […]
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